Air conditioning device



Dec. 20, 1938.

A. w. CONLEY AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE Filed March 16, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet l XNVENTOR.

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ATTORNEY.

Patented Dee. 20, 1938 AIR CONDITIONING DEVICES Arthur W. .Conley, Shaker Heights, Ohio, assignor to The Col-ozone Air Conditioning Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio Application March l6, 1936-, Serial No. 70,551

Claims. 01. 204-32) This invention relates to air conditioning devices and has for its principal object to provide a simple, cheap and effective ionizing device in which the parts are compactly and efiectively-ar- 5 ranged for disposition in a small space and in which a novel and superior arrangement is provided for the component parts.

A further object is to provide a simpler arrangement of insulation than has been previously emplg yfd and to combine such novel manner of insul on in a very, effective way with the mounting construction for the high tension ionizing mechanism.

Other objects will be in part apparent and in part pointed out in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section taken through the present preferred embodiment of the device; and Figs.

2 to 5 inclusive are sections on the lines 2-2;

to 55 inclusive of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, the numeral l0 indicates a bottom plate forming a bottom wall of the housing, the numeral ll indicates the side walls thereof which are eriorated as indicated at I2 and the numeral I indicates the top wall which may be fixedly securedto the side walls II. The bottom wall in may be secured to the vertical walls II by suitable screws I4 and protective feet l5 may be provided for preventing the device from marring furniture on which it may be placed.

Suitably secured to the wall Ill, preferably by means of the attaching screws it by meansO of which the feet l5 are secured, are obrackets ll which preferably are" of inverted U shape, positioned one at each end and having terminalportions i8 ben'tover at right angles, in thesame direction, for securement to the screws It. By

bending the portions 18 in the same direction, I provide a space within the casing to accommodate the transformer windings, as will be pointed out. Secured to the bight portion of the inverted U-shaped element I1 is a transformer core l9 which may take the form of a rectangular 5 laminated iron block having at. each end centrally located openings for reception of the transformer windings 20 and 2|. These windings may pass through the said-openings and encircle one edge portion a: the element l9. 5o Mounted on top of the block I! at each end and preferably immediately above the elements I! are U-shaped brackets'22 havingtheir bight portions secured to the block Island terminat ing at their upper ends in bentfover portions 23 s-extending in the same direction as the corresponding bent over portions iii of the bracket II. It wilithus be seen that the construction described so far is symmetrical with respect to a .horizontal plane passingcentrally through the block l9. It will also be clear from the drawings 5 that the mechanism is mounted on the bottom wall in with one edge of the transformer core block l9 adjacent an edge of the said wall so as to afford a space at the other side thereof for the projection of the windings?!) and 2| ateral- 10 ly beyond the transformer core block I Mounted on the bent-over portions 28 of brackets 22 are insulating elements indicated generally by the numeral 24. These elements are secured to the. bent-over portions 23 by suitable bolts 16 and form 0th mounting and insulating means for the high tension ionizer. At the lateral edges of each of the insulating elements 24 are thin bosses or ribs 25 between which may be positioned a metallic plate 26 forming one electrode 20 of the ionizer. Centrally of each of the elements 24 is a higher upwardly extending boss 21 between which bosses a plate 28 of dielectric material, such as mica, may be :placed in engagement with the upper surfaces of the bosses 25. 26 Resting on the plate 28 and separated thereby from the plate 26 is a wire mesh plate 29 having upturned edges as indicated at 30 for the purpose of preventing scratching of the mica plate 28, and for preventing accidental removal from under the strip 3|. Fromthe drawings-it will be clear that longitudinal motion of the reticulated plate 28 will be limited by the angular portions ofthe strip 3| and, while it is not likely that any lateral motion might occur, this also ,would be limited by the upturned side edges 30. V The clamping strip 3i is secured to the upper surfaces of the bosses 21 and maybe held in position by suitable bolts 32 passing downwardly through the bosses 21 and the main body of the 40 insulating elements 24 whereby to tie all the parts together.

Electrically and mechanically secured to the strip M as by means of one of the bolts 321s a conductor 33 coming from one side of the secondary winding 20. The other side of said secondary winding 24 whereby to vary the voltage output of the transformer as desired.

While I have shown and described the present preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it understood that I am not limited to the details disclosed but only in accordance with the appended claims and the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, in combination, an elongated transformer core carrying suitable transformer windings, spaced brackets mounted on said core and projecting beyond said windings, insulating plates carried by said brackets, a metallic plate electrode, a dielectric plate, and a reticulated electrode plate mounted on the upper surfaces of said insulating plates I in the order named, means for connecting the terminals of one of said windings to said electrode plates and means for supplying current to the other of said windings. said insulating plates embodying spaced bosses between which said electrodes are positioned and a strip connected at its ends to said bosses and having a central depressed portion engaging said reticulated electrode plate. J Y

2. Ina device of-the class described, in combination, an elongated transformer core carrying suitable transformer windings, spaced brackets mounted on said core and projecting beyond said windings, insulating platescarried by said brackets, a metallic plate electrode, a dielectric plate, and a reticulated electrode plate mounted on the upper surfaces of said insulating plates in the order named, means for connecting the terminals of one of said windings to said metallic plate electrodes and means for supplying current to the other of said windings, said insulating plates embodying spaced bosses between which said plates are positioned and a metallic strip connected at its ends to said bosses and having a central depressed portion engaging said reticulated electrode plate, said strip being connected to one end of the secondary winding and forming the means of conducting current to said reticulated electrode plate.

3. In a device of the class described, in combination, a relatively flat transformer core carryirrg suitable primary and secondary windings, two pairs of spaced brackets connected one pair to each face of said core and extending beyond said windings, one pair of said brackets being connected to a supporting plate and the other pair thereof carrying an ionizing device, said brackets being U shaped and terminating at their ends in bent over portions all extending in the direction of the lateral projection of said windings beyond the transformer core, the projections of said ionizing device and of said transformer on said supporting plate being approximately coextensive.

4. In a device of the class described, in combination, a generally flat transformer core carrying suitable primary and secondary windings thereon, spaced brackets carried by said core and extending substantiallyperpendicular to said core and beyond'the said windings, spaced insulating means carried, one by jgch of said brackets having generally flat portio .on their surfaces opposed to said core and each provided with a boss upstanding from such surface, an ionizer assembly comprising flat electrodes separated by aflat sheet of dielectric mounted on said surfaces, a strip carried by said. bosses and holding said electrodes and dielectricin assembled relation against said surface, means for connecting said secondary winding to said electrodes and means for supplying alternating current to said primary winding, the outermost of said electrodes being a reticulated plate.

5. In a device of the class described, in combination, a generally flat transformer core carrying suitable primary and secondary windings thereon, spaced brackets carried by said core and extending substantially perpendicular to said core and beyond the said windings, spaced insulating means carried, one by each of said brackets having generally flat portions on their surfaces opposed to said core and each provided with a boss upstanding from such surface, an ionizer assembly comprising flat electrodes separated by a flat sheet of dielectric mounted on said surfaces, a strip carried by said bosses and holding said electrodes and dielectric in assembled relation against said surface, means for connecting said secondary winding to said electrodes and means for supplying alternating current to said primary winding, the outermost of said electrodes being a reticulated plate having its edges bent upwardly.

' AR'IH'UR W. CONLEY. 

